A gryphon is a mythological creature with the body of a lion, the head of an eagle and the wings of a dragon. It is more usually spelled 'griffin'.The gryphon in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is...
The Jabberwock is the fearsome dragon-like creature which appears in Through the Looking Glass, which is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
At Oxford University, Lewis Carroll made friends with the new Dean's three daughters, Alice, Lorina, and Edith Liddell. They all used to enjoy taking rowing trips on the river Isis, also known as the...